Anchoring-base for posts.



I P. T. BAILEY. ANGHORING BASE FOB. POSTS.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 11,1908.

91 9 ,807. Patented Apr. 27, 1909.

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INVENTOI? fez-6y ZBaz'ley ATTORNEYS THE NORRIS PETERS cm. WASHINGTON,0.1:.

P. T. BAILEY. ANGHORING; BASE FOR POSTS.

, APPLIOATION FILED JAN.11,1908. 91 9,807. Patented Apr. 27, 1909.

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PERCY TRIPP BAILEY, OEMIDDLETOWN, RHODE ISLAND.

ANCHORING-BASE FOR POSTS.

I The urpose of the invention is to provide an anc oring base ofsimpleand durable construction, capable of being readily placed inposition, and one wherein whenthe base is in positionthat portion whichiswithin the ground, will be firmly and immovably anchored, while thatportion above the ground,

and which is adapted to receive the post, will admit of verticaladjustment of the post and also lateral adjustment of the post in anydirection necessary to bring it in proper alinement. FE It is also apurpose of the invention to provide a base of the character describedesecially adapted for use in connection with fence and gate posts, butwhich is equally adaptable to posts of all kinds that are to be suported above the surface of the ground.

T e invention consists of the novel construction and combination of theseveral parts as will be hereinafter fully set forth and pointed'out inthe claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the'figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved base represented asanchored in the ground and as supporting a post; Fig. 2 is an enlargedvertical sectiontaken practically on the line 2-2 of Fig. lgiFig. 3 isaside elevation of the double anchoring base; Fig. 4 is a plan view ofthe same; Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the lower portion of a modifiedform of anchoring medium for the base; Fig. 6 in an enlargedhorizontalsection taken on the line 9-9 of Fig. 5; and Fig. 7 is an enlarged sideelevation of the anchoring device shown in Figs. 8 and 9, butillustrating a base at right angles to that shown in Fig. '8.

In the form of the device shown in Figs. 1 and 2, it consists of a bodyportionA and a cap B. The body is polygonal in cross section and ishollow, being provided preferably with four flat sides, as is indicatedin Fig. 1, and the lower end 10 of the said body A, is made to taper,and the body is rounded at its bottom. The said body A is providedSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 11, 1908.

directions, as is best shown in Fig. 1.

Patented April 27, 1909.

Serial No. 410,355.

upon its fiat sides 11 with dovetailed sockets 11 and the sockets of oposing sides of the body A incline downward y, but in opposite Each ofthese dovetailed sockets .11 is adapted to receive an anchoring arm 12,the said arms being driven into the ground through the said sockets froma point above, and when these arms are in the sockets and have beensuitably driven the arms enter the ground,

and they are then riveted or otherwise secured in the sockets, eachointing in an opposite direction, and thus e ectually preventing saiddevice from wabbling or from being accidentally withdrawn from theground or loosened. The cap B is in two members, a lower 'member I) andan upper member I). The lower member I) of the cap B consists of a tube13 that is adapted to be fitted in the up er end portion of the body A,and this tu e receives the up er or head end of the anchoring spike 14,w ich is preferably round in cross section, and made to taper indirection of its lower end, said lower end being pointed, as isillustrated in Fig. 2. If desired, the tube 13 may be attached directlyto the spike 14. This anchoring s ike may proved manner; in thedrawings, set-screws '15 are employed for the purpose, but the spike maybe held in the body by means independent of the cap B. The upper end ofthetube 13 is closed by an integral plate 16 that has slots 17 thereinat each side of its center, and a web 18' is carried up from the centralportion of the plate 16, the said web being integral with the saidplate, and at the top of the said Web a driving bar 21 is cast integraltherewith. The upper member I) of the said cap B consists of a clip 22that is fitted over the central portion of the driving bar 21, and this.clip is provided at its end portion with flanges 23, and the clip isheld in position on the lower member I) of the said capby bolts 20 thatare passed through the slots 17 upwardv and through suitable openings insaid flanges 23, the said bolts being provided at their upper ends withnuts 19, as is shown in both Figs. 1 and 2. A split sleeve 24 is castintegral with the clip 22 at its to and when the clip 22 is in positionon tile driving bar 21, the sleeve 24 is at right angles to said bar,and this sleeve 24 is providedzontal adjusting bar 27 that is passedthrough it, as is particularly shown in Fig. 1, and this horizontaladjusting bar 27 has made integral therewith, or attached thereto, avertical socket 28, through which the lower end of the post 29, that isto be supported, is passed, and the said post is braced by means of abrace-bar 30 that is pivoted to the free end of the adjusting bar 27 andis carried upward and ivoted to a clip 31 that loosely surroun s thepost 29, and in placing the anchormg base in position, a hole is dug,suitable to receive the body A, then the member b of the cap is removedfrom the lower member b, and the said lower member, with the attachedspilre 14, is then made to enter the body A, and by means of a hammer orother tool the driving bar is struck until the said spike 14 has enteredthe ground as far as possible, or until the cover plate 16 engages withthe upper edge of the body A, then the clip 22 is sesil dt'e th d ingbar and h h zontal member 27 extending from the socket 28is passedthrough the split sleeve 24 (11111? riedby the clip, and the post 29 isplaced in positionand is held by means of a set-screw 28 or like means.

lt will be observed that by loosening the nut 26 on the split sleeve 24the adjusting bar be carried inward or outward, as occaio mayisquira t an i bl a iasment of the fence, O1? that the post may be rocked indirection of either side, and further more, by loosening one or theother of the belts 20, the upper portion of the cap can be tilted ineither direction, thus providing -lor theadjustment in any direction; Itmay be here stated that after the body A has been laced in position inthe ground, and the cap lias been secured thereto, the anchoring arms 12are driven down into the ground through the sockets 11 In the. doubleconstruction of anchoring base shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the bases areplaced opposite each other at a suitable distance apart. The bodyportions A of the said anchoring bases are of the same construction asis illustrated in Fig. 2, except h t said od P ti ns m y be maylindrical instead of rectangular in cross secs tion, as is illustratedin Fig. 1. Furthermore, the cap, plate 43, corresponding to the plate 16shown in the construction in Figs. 1 and 2, is segmental, as isparticularly illustratedin Fig. 4, and this cap plate 43 may be secureddirectly to the body A of the anchoring base, or nay be cast integraltherewith. The cap, section B for this form of anchoring base, consistsof a spider member 44, or is provided with an arm that extendstransversely of a cap plate 43, and an integral arm bt hat ex ends on il of a r plate, and has a curvature corresponding to the curvature ofsaid plate, as is shown in Fig. 4. The member 6- of a cap section B,

is provided with downwardly extending arms 45, and these arms 45 areprovided with recesses 46 that receive the opposing longitudinal edgesof a cap plate 43, as is best shown in Fig. 8, thus permitting thespider member 44 to have adjustable movement upon the cap plate withwhich it engages. The part or arm li of a spider member 44 is providedwith slots 47, and bolts 48 are carried down through said slots and intothe cap plate boneath the said spider member so as to provide a,fastening means when an adjustment has been made. A sleeve 49 is madeintegral with the upper central portion of the spider member 44, andthis sleeve extends longitudinally ol' the cap plate and is split, andis held together at its split portion by a suitable bolt 50. When theanchoring bases are in position, a bridge bar 51 is passed through thesleeve 49, extending out therefrom, and when the bridge bar 51 has beenadjusted it is held in place by the aforesaid bolts. At the centralportion of the bridge bar 51, a split sleeve 52 is loosely mounted, andon this sleeve 52 a second split sleeve 53 is located, its split portionbeing held together by a suitable bolt or bolts, and the upper sleeve 53is at right angles to, the lower sleeve 52 and to the bridge bar 51. Theupper sleeve 53 receives a horizontal adjusting bar 54, corresponding tothe bar 27 shown in Fig. 1, and this adjusting bar 54 at one of its endsis integral with or attached to an upwardly extending socket 55, inwhich socket the lower end of the post 56 is received. A collar 57 isloosely mounted upon the said post 56, and braces 58 are pivotallyattached to otlscts from the said collar 57, which braces are pivotallyattached to the end portions of the bridge bar 51, as is shown in bothFigs. 3 and 4. In addition to the brace 58, another brace 59. isemployed, that is pivotally connected with a second collar 60 looselymounted on the post below the collar 57, as is particularly shown inFig. 3, and this third brace 5,9.is pivotally attached to the free endportion of the adjusting 54. Thus it will be ob,- served that a doublesupport is provided for the post 56, the post being located between theanchoring bases, and that any desired adjustment may be obtained for thesaid post 56 It maybe here remarked that while the body portions A orthe anchoring bases are shown cylindrical in Fig. 3, they may be, andsometimes preferably are, made rectangular so as to more properlyreceive the anchoring arms 12, which also. accompany this type of base.The form of base shown in Figs. 3 and 4 is particularly adapted for usein connection with gate posts, or posts that have to sustainconsiderable lateral strain.

In Figs. 5, 6, and 7, I have illustrated a modified form of spike whichis a substitute for the round type of spike 14 shown in Figs. 1 and 2.The modified form of spike 61 is T-shaped in cross section, as is shownin Fig. 6, and is surrounded at a point adjacent to its lower end with aband or collar 62, and a plate 63 integral with said collar extends downfrom one side to an engagement with the outer edge of the web section ofthe said T-shaped spike, as is illustrated best in Fig. 7, andattthedlower end of this plate 63, a pointed section 64=is at tached ormade integral with the said plate, and when the parts just described,which constitute a casing D, are placed upon the T-shaped spike 61, theend of the spike rests upon the upper face of the pointed lower member64. This casing D is held in place by means of ears 65 that are madeintegral with the plate 64, and with the upper surface of the lowerpointed member 64:, and the said cars 65 are secured to opposing sidesof the web member of the saidT spike, as is particularly shown in Fig.6, and as is illustrated in Figs. 5 and 7, the lower outer portions 65of the said ears 65 are inclined downwardly and outwardly, Bolts 66 areemployed to secure the said ears 65 to the said spike 61. When this'formof spike is employed, angular anchoring arms 67 are also used, and thesearms are driven down through the space between the sides of the webmember 61 of the spike, and the band 62, and as these anchoring arms,are thus driven, when they reach the inclined surfaces 65 of the saidcasing D, the anchoring arms at their lower ends are curved outwardnecessarily inopposite directions, as is indicated in Fig. 5 and serveto anchor the spike in the ground. This form of the device is veryuseful in certain characters of soil, and constitutes as good ananchorage as the form of anchorage illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. An anchoring base for posts, comprising a body, an adjustable cap onthe body, and a post support adjustably mounted on the cap. I I A 2. Ananchoring base for posts, comprising a body, a cap for the body, formedof sections adjustably connected together, and an adjustable postsupport carried by one of the sections of the cap.

3. An anchoring base for posts, comprising a body, a removable cap forthe body, formed of sections adjustably connected together, a postsocket, and means for adjustably mounting the post socket on one of thesections of the cap. v

4. An anchoring base for posts, comprising a body, an anchoring spikeprojecting through the body, an adjustable cap for the body, andcarrying the spike, and an adjustable post support mounted on the cap.

5. An anchoring base for posts, comprising-a body, anchoring devices forthe body, an adjustable cap for the body, a spike carriedbythe cap andprojecting through the body, and an adjustable post socket carried bythe cap.

6.. An anchoring base for posts, comprising a body, anchoring devicesfor the body, a sectional cap for the body, a spike carried by the lowercap section and projecting through the body, and a post socketadjustably mounted on the upper cap section.

, 7. An anchoring base for posts, comprising a body, a cap adjustablymounted on the body and formed of sections adjustably connectedtogether, a spike carried by the lower cap section and pro ectingthrough the body, a post socket, and means for adjustably mounting thesocket on the upper cap section.

8. An anchoring base for posts, comprising a body, a cap formed of twosections, the lower section having a tubular portion projecting into thebody and the upper section a sleeve, means for adjustably securing thecap sections together, and a post socket adjustably secured to thesleeve.

9. An anchoring base for posts, comprising a body, a cap secured to thebody and formed of two sections, the lower section having a tubularportion projecting into the body and the upper one a sleeve, means forsecuring the sections together, a spike projecting into the tubularportion of the lower cap section, and a post socket having a lateralprojecting member adjustably secured in the said sleeve.

10. An anchoring base for posts, comprising a body, anchoring devicesfor the body, a ca formed of two sections, the lower section aving adriving member and a tubular portion projecting into the body and theupper one a sleeve, .means for adjustably securing the cap sectionstogether, means for securing the lower cap section to the body, a spikefitting in the tubular portion of the lower cap section and projectingthrough the body, and a post socket having a horizontal memberadjustably secured in the sleeve of the upper cap section.

11. The combination of a body, and a cap therefor, said cap comprising alower section secured" to the body and having a driving member, and anupper post carrying section having a clip engaging the driving member ofthe lower section and secured to the body portion of said lower section.

12. The combination of a body, and a cap therefor, said cap comprising alower section having a bar like driving member and a tubularv portionprojecting into the body and secured thereto, and an upper sectionhaving a sleeve and a clip engaging the center of the driving member andsecured to the body portion of the said lower section.

13. The combination of a body, a cap &

therefor, comprising an upper and lower section, the lower section beingsecured to the body and having a driving member and a cylindrical memberprojecting into the body, and the upper section being provided with aclamping sleeve and a clip engaging the driving member and adjusteblysecured to the body of the lower section, and a post socket having amember edjustably held in the clamping sleeve.

14. The combination of a body, a cap secured to the body and providedwith a sleeve, a post socket having a horizontal member slidably mountedin the sleeve, and means for clamping the member in said sleeve.

15. The combination of a body, a cap secured to the body and having asleeve, a post socket having a horizontal member slidably mounted in thesleeve, means for securing the member in the sleeve, 3, post in thesocket, and a brace secured to the post and to the end of the arm of thepost socket,

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

PERCY TRIPP BAILEY.

Witnesses RUTH D. PEoKnAM, JOHN T. B. PECKHAM.

